Vietnam’s imports from the United States reached US$1.27 billion in November, reflecting a month-on-month increase of 1.77 percent, according to Vietnam’s General Department of Customs.
On a year-to-date basis, total imports from the US amounted to US$13.56 billion.
Key imported goods included:
- Computers, electrical products, spare parts and components at US$355.57 million, down 14.19 percent from October.
- Other products recorded US$122.39 million, declining by 13.74 percent.
- Machine, equipment, tools and instruments saw a slight increase of 5.34 percent, reaching US$96.87 million.
- Fruits and vegetables saw significant growth, up 180.75 percent to US$85.10 million.
- Animal fodders and fodder materials surged by 98.60 percent, totaling US$84.13 million.
Other notable categories were soya beans, plastics, and chemicals, all contributing to the import volume.
Vietnam’s trade with the United States continues to exhibit growth, particularly in agricultural products and machinery, highlighting strengthened bilateral economic ties.
See also: Trade in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s imports from the United States, November 2024
| November | October | MoM | YTD | |
| Total | 1,272,860,454 | 1,250,740,708 | 1.77% | 13,563,933,947 |
| Computers, electrical products, spare-parts and | 355,566,769 | 414,364,175 | -14.19% | 4,028,687,803 |
| Other products | 122,393,895 | 141,896,487 | -13.74% | 1,382,655,608 |
| Machine, equipment, tools and instruments | 96,872,247 | 91,961,638 | 5.34% | 989,496,529 |
| Fruits and vegetables | 85,105,759 | 30,313,336 | 180.75% | 420,218,006 |
| Animal fodders and animal fodder materials | 84,131,988 | 42,362,083 | 98.60% | 886,874,295 |
| Soya beans | 68,417,347 | 25,798,337 | 165.20% | 370,033,653 |
| Plastics | 62,869,557 | 61,224,415 | 2.69% | 710,806,803 |
| Other means of transportation, parts and | 52,581,320 | 47,821,137 | 9.95% | 409,209,461 |
| Chemicals | 50,181,425 | 56,472,578 | -11.14% | 606,950,770 |
| Textile, leather and foot-wear materials and | 40,532,923 | 39,599,000 | 2.36% | 428,067,290 |
| Chemical products | 38,898,191 | 30,323,581 | 28.28% | 343,450,931 |
| Wood and wooden products | 27,545,059 | 28,382,688 | -2.95% | 296,132,665 |
| Other edible food preparations | 25,459,673 | 25,256,123 | 0.81% | 267,416,064 |
| Cotton | 23,642,452 | 31,614,599 | -25.22% | 652,269,400 |
| Pharmaceutical products | 23,405,557 | 48,565,172 | -51.81% | 411,491,309 |
| Plastic products | 16,463,168 | 16,624,873 | -0.97% | 186,849,346 |
| Ferrous waste and scrap | 13,753,251 | 14,315,897 | -3.93% | 164,933,319 |
| Wheats | 10,644,740 | 17,558,088 | -39.37% | 148,914,040 |
| Milk and milk products | 8,244,283 | 8,733,686 | -5.60% | 116,167,610 |
| Iron and steel products | 8,026,928 | 7,930,656 | 1.21% | 77,044,132 |
| Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic | 6,735,364 | 7,759,856 | -13.20% | 92,331,600 |
| Parts and accessories of motor vehicles | 6,309,028 | 1,967,702 | 220.63% | 48,831,635 |
| Other base metals | 5,483,262 | 6,403,402 | -14.37% | 60,585,432 |
| Fishery products | 5,284,368 | 12,086,279 | -56.28% | 61,323,244 |
| Fabrics | 5,219,040 | 4,701,158 | 11.02% | 42,094,947 |
| Tobacco materials | 3,553,752 | 1,047,953 | 239.11% | 39,948,158 |
| Precious stones, precious metal and articles | 2,836,111 | 1,867,326 | 51.88% | 24,222,212 |
| Other base metal products | 2,789,974 | 2,506,439 | 11.31% | 26,378,298 |
| Rubber | 2,668,697 | 2,265,161 | 17.81% | 33,634,710 |
| Insulated wires and cables | 2,507,109 | 3,743,279 | -33.02% | 27,641,355 |
| Rubber products | 2,419,437 | 1,912,245 | 26.52% | 22,880,592 |
| Insecticides, rodenticides and materials | 2,107,686 | 964,935 | 118.43% | 13,198,666 |
| Iron and steel | 1,381,384 | 3,001,460 | -53.98% | 17,099,592 |
| Still image, video cameras and parts thereof | 1,371,397 | 3,129,117 | -56.17% | 12,265,043 |
| Other petroleum products | 1,364,133 | 3,765,038 | -63.77% | 27,562,928 |
| Paper products | 1,193,900 | 1,239,898 | -3.71% | 19,022,781 |
| Paper | 1,120,404 | 1,517,214 | -26.15% | 16,094,280 |
| Pastrycooks, sweets and cereal products | 1,040,741 | 991,029 | 5.02% | 11,152,636 |
| Fertilizers | 1,026,038 | 560,632 | 83.01% | 9,933,275 |
| Ores and other minerals product | 895,529 | 1,931,428 | -53.63% | 22,035,962 |
| Glass and glassware | 445,264 | 547,527 | -18.68% | 9,817,411 |
| Animal, vegetable fats and oils | 345,676 | 370,483 | -6.70% | 4,011,989 |
| Telephones, mobile phones and parts thereof | 25,628 | 47,485 | -46.03% | 888,639 |
| Motor vehicles | 5,295,113 | -100.00% | 23,309,532 |